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The kitten child was sitting on his knees in the cart, arms folded over the side and big green eyes warily watching everything going on around him. He had been to the grocery store many times, and each time was equally as boring. He let out a tiny groan to showcase his displeasure to his caretaker, who just smiled and stroked carefully over his hair. She didn't want to disrupt it... No one should ever just throw rocks into a volcano.

Jax was usually a rather placid little tot in a calm scenario such as this one, but today he was on the lookout for anything interesting. They had come here too many times within the past week, and he was quickly growing overly bored of the entire place. His mama started to talk to him idly in that way she does, as if he were actually listening. Instead, he pulled his blankie up to his chin and whispered something to his friend. There had to be something around here that was interesting... Somewhere.. He even found the pictures on the boxes and ads that they passed to be uninteresting. He had seen them too many times. Their bright colors and funky shapes no longer interested him... And he'd seen other children, but the few he had seen were busy screaming and throwing tantrums-- qualities he liked to avoid in a potential companion. He sighed quietly and popped his thumb-digit into his mouth.

Tairi offered a smile to the fellow mom before returning to her business, gazing thoughtfully at the shelves. What had she needed from this aisle again? Ohh yes. She stopped her cart near the other two, leaving it there for a moment as she stepped to the side to try and grab something from the higher shelves.. Ugh. Sometimes not being tall sucked.

Jax peered at the other child with wide, bright green eyes. He squinted at him thoughtfully for a moment, and then stood up in the cart. He left Raggy at his feet for now, paying attention to the other child. His ears twitched a few times atop his head, and he leaned a bit forward to get a better look at the fellow toddler. They were already kind of close due to where his mom had left the cart, but he wasn't quite sure how he felt about this other kid yet.. But the most enthralling thing to him was that the other little one had black skin, like Jax did. "Hewwo." He greeted the other tot warily.

The little boy seemed surprised at the other kid's reaction to him- he had never been received like that before. His ears lowered backwards slightly now, a pout coming across his face. He didn't like it, he decided. He looked at the other boy- messy, messy. He crossed his arms and canted his head to the side slightly, wrinkling his nose, ever dramatic. "I a wittle boy," He informed the other child, tail swaying back and forth behind him.

His mother cast an uncertain glance towards him- it was rare for Jaxxy to take up an attitude so quickly. The narcissist hiding somewhere in that little tot seemed to be disturbed by the boy's fear in him... And the fact Zane was a boy might have something to do with it, also, she figured and gave a shake to her head.

Jax seemed to drop the matter quickly enough- his toddler ADD didn't allow him to hold any grudges. He held out his arm now, pointing at his arm, and then at the other boy's black skin, "Same!" He informed him, seeming proud of his discovery. "Same co'or!" He had yet to find anybody who was the same color as him! Now, the little kitten child seemed to pull a complete 180, having now found some strange kinship in the other boy.

"Kin'a a kitty." The little one mused, rubbing his nose idly with a paw. He didn't really bother delving too deeply into that one. He didn't quite understand it all himself. He smiled now that the other boy agreed with him, his earlier attitude seeming all but dissolved. His ears wriggled as they were mentioned, and the boy blinked once or twice, falling silent. He had what...?

Being the toddler he was, he didn't really understand that his features could be anything but normal. Despite the fact that the other boy obviously didn't have ears like his, he never thought they were that different. "Fuzzy ears." He responded. "Kitty ears." He paused a moment, and then pointed up at his mama, "Mama ha' ears wike mine."

The young woman did indeed have herself a set of white cat ears, although hers were mostly hidden by her hat.

"Who you?" The boy finally had thought to ask, seeming to have gotten over his ears being called funny.

Now that the other boy seemed more open towards him, Jaxxy truly seemed to warm up. He smiled brightly. "I Jaxith." He paused for a moment, "Or Jax." A lot of people seemed to call him that instead. Even his mama. He supposed he should offer that up as well.

He pondered for a moment in his little toddler mind, and then leaned forward, "Wanna play?" He had finally found something to do in the grocery store! This was very exciting for the kitten. He took this moment to turn to his mother with a sudden pout. He hit her with his wide eyes and moved to the other side of the cart. "Mamaa~" She turned towards him, brows arched, and he looked at her with his most pleading eyes. "Wan' down. Wan' out. P'eeeeaseee~?" The woman sighed softly and smiled at him. "Okay, but no wandering off this time. Stay nearby. And if I call for you, you come."

The kitten boy grinned and nodded eagerly, and as he was whisked into his mother's arms her gave her a quick snuggle and a happy purr before he was deposited on the ground. He trodded over to where the other boy's mother stood, peering at him, smile remaining. His tail swished back and forth eagerly, and he kneaded his blanket. He wanted to plaay~!

Jax eyed the leash curiously, nose screwing up the moment he saw it. What was that? Although in all honesty, it was something Tairi should have invested in herself. Her two little ones wandered about like crazy and had her pulling out her hair. He then looked back towards the boy it was actually attached to and was startled.

His eyes widened a bit as the boy reached out for him, his ears swiveling back. Due to his shock, the boy did get to pet his ears.. And since the other kid didn't mess up his hair, Jax didn't raise a fuss like he had planned. "Wha' you doin'?" He questioned, brow arching. He didn't really get this other kid yet. Nobody he had met had ever treated him like he was an actual cat up until now. His ears twitched now. "Gonna play?" He wasn't so sure. Were they gonna play or was this kid just gonna do stuff to his ears? Jax wasn't nearly as patient with boys as he had proven with girls.